Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) - Unemployment - Labor & Social Protection - World Development Indicators

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Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) - Unemployment - Labor & Social Protection - World Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value
1Djibouti (1991)46.7
2Mauritania (2000)41.2
3Marshall Islands (1999)37.3
4Montenegro (2005)35.5
5Macedonia (2008)34.2
6Solomon Islands (1999)33.7
7Lesotho (1999)33.1
8Bosnia and Herzegovina (2007)33
9Albania (2001)28.4
10South Africa (2008)26.3
11Swaziland (1997)26
12Dominican Republic (2007)25.4
13St. Lucia (2004)25
14Namibia (2004)25
15Sao Tome and Principe (2006)24.5
16Jordan (2008)24.3
17Micronesia (2000)23.82
18West Bank and Gaza (2008)23.8
19Maldives (2006)23.8
20Cape Verde (1990)22.6
21Ethiopia (2006)22.6
22New Caledonia (1996)22.2
23St. Vincent and the Grenadines (1991)22.1
24Grenada (1998)21.8
25Syria (2003)20.9
26Suriname (1999)20.4
27Botswana (2006)19.9
28Egypt (2008)19.3
29Equatorial Guinea (1983)18.5
30Algeria (2007)18.4
31Tunisia (2005)17.3
32Comoros (1991)16.9
33Middle East & North Africa (2007)16.21
34Gabon (1993)16.1
35Serbia (2008)15.84
36Iran (2007)15.7
37Guyana (2002)15.3
38Jamaica (2008)14.6
39Colombia (2008)14.5
40Netherlands Antilles (2007)14
41Armenia (2004)13.82
42Senegal (2006)13.6
43Saudi Arabia (2007)13.2
44Belize (2007)13.1
45Spain (2008)13
46Mauritius (2008)12.8
47French Polynesia (2007)12.8
48Iraq (2004)12.7
49Qatar (2001)12.6
50Georgia (2007)12.6
51Fiji (2007)12.07
52Greece (2008)11.4
53Zambia (2000)11.3
54Mali (2004)10.9
55Slovakia (2008)10.9
56Ecuador (2006)10.9
57Indonesia (2007)10.8
58Nepal (2001)10.7
59Ghana (2000)10.7
60Bahrain (2001)10.5
61Barbados (2004)10.5
62Uruguay (2008)10.1
63Malawi (2004)10
64Brazil (2008)10
65Upper middle income (2008)10
66Croatia (2008)10
67Kazakhstan (2004)9.8
68Morocco (2008)9.8
69Guam (2002)9.7
70Trinidad and Tobago (2007)9.6
71Puerto Rico (2007)9.5
72Dominica (2001)9.5
73Chile (2008)9.5
74Afghanistan (2005)9.5
75Turkey (2008)9.4
76Panama (2007)9.3
77Bahamas (2007)9.1
78Northern Mariana Islands (2005)9
79Kyrgyzstan (2006)9
80Latin America & Caribbean (2008)8.95
81Argentina (2008)8.93
82Antigua and Barbuda (2001)8.8
83Burma (1990)8.8
84Portugal (2008)8.8
85Pakistan (2007)8.6
86Italy (2008)8.5
87Aruba (1997)8.4
88Haiti (1999)8.3
89Euro area (2008)8.28
90Peru (2007)8.2
91Yemen (1999)8.2
92Hungary (2008)8.1
93Sri Lanka (2008)8
94Poland (2008)8
95France (2008)7.9
96Venezuela (2008)7.8
97Belgium (2008)7.6
98Germany (2008)7.5
99Paraguay (2008)7.4
100Europe & Central Asia (2007)7.19
101United Arab Emirates (2005)7.1
102Philippines (2008)7.1
103Israel (2008)7
104Bangladesh (2005)7
105Latvia (2008)6.9
106Malta (2008)6.8
107Costa Rica (2007)6.8
108Bolivia (2002)6.8
109Finland (2008)6.7
110Cameroon (2001)6.7
111Greenland (2006)6.7
112Brunei Darussalam (1991)6.7
113Cambodia (2004)6.7
114Kiribati (2005)6.63
115Sweden (2008)6.6
116Luxembourg (2008)6.1
117Ukraine (2007)6
118American Samoa (2000)6
119South Asia (2004)5.95
120High income (2008)5.95
121High income: OECD (2008)5.95
122Bulgaria (2008)5.8
123Russia (2007)5.8
124Tanzania (2006)5.8
125Canada (2008)5.7
126Czech Republic (2008)5.6
127Lithuania (2008)5.6
128United States (2008)5.4
129India (2004)5.3
130Azerbaijan (2007)5.3
131Monaco (2000)5.2
132Estonia (2008)5.2
133United Kingdom (2008)5.1
134Seychelles (2005)4.9
135Slovenia (2008)4.9
136Nicaragua (2006)4.9
137Palau (2005)4.86
138Romania (2008)4.7
139Ireland (2008)4.6
140Australia (2008)4.6
141San Marino (2007)4.5
142Nigeria (1986)4.4
143Honduras (2006)4.2
144Mexico (2008)4.2
145Cyprus (2008)4.2
146Liberia (2007)4.2
147New Zealand (2008)4.2
148Cayman Islands (2007)4.2
149Austria (2008)4.1
150Zimbabwe (2004)4.1
151Switzerland (2008)4
152El Salvador (2006)3.9
153Uganda (2003)3.9
154Faroe Islands (2005)3.9
155Japan (2008)3.8
156Denmark (2008)3.7
157Singapore (2008)3.5
158Madagascar (2005)3.5
159Moldova (2008)3.4
160Hong Kong (2007)3.4
161Malaysia (2007)3.4
162Bhutan (2005)3.3
163Mongolia (2008)3.2
164Netherlands (2008)3
165Iceland (2008)2.6
166Burkina Faso (1998)2.6
167North Korea (2008)2.6
168Macau (2008)2.6
169South Korea (2008)2.6
170Kuwait (1988)2.59
171Guatemala (2006)2.4
172Norway (2008)2.4
173Vietnam (2004)2.4
174Sierra Leone (2004)2.3
175Bermuda (2000)2.3
176Isle of Man (2006)2
177Cuba (2007)1.9
178Samoa (2006)1.63
179Laos (2005)1.4
180Mozambique (1997)1.3
181Thailand (2008)1.3
182Papua New Guinea (2000)1.3
183Vanuatu (1999)1.24
184Tonga (2006)1.12
185Niger (2001)0.9
186Rwanda (1996)0.4
187Benin (2002)0.4
188Burundi (1990)0.3
189Chad (1993)0.3
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